Some stores sell snacks, gifts, and deli meat, but End of the Commons General Store also sells a trip through time.
Tucked in the heart of Mesopotamia, Ohio, this landmark has been serving shoppers since the 1840s, which makes it widely known as Ohio’s oldest general store still open today.
Families come for fry pies, candy, bulk foods, and old-time charm, yet they often leave with a better feel for how small-town life once worked…